I am a biogeographer who is fascinated by human-environment interactions.

More information about Sietze Norder

Fields of interest

• Biogeography
• Human-environment interactions
• Drivers of biological, linguistic and cultural diversity
• Social-ecological systems
• Geospatial analysis

Research

My research focuses on human-environment interactions in South America (North-West Amazon) and across islands worldwide. I study how geography, ecology and climate have shaped human migration and land use. In addition, I aim to understand the biodiversity and linguistic legacies of past environmental dynamics and human activities.

Curriculum Vitae

2020 – PhD Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution. With distinction and honour (‘Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor’). Centre for Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. Thesis: Island Biogeography in the Anthropocene and Quaternary. Advisors: Margarida Matos, Paulo Borges, Kenneth Rijsdijk.

2012 – MSc. Earth Sciences. With honorary distinction (Cum Laude). Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Thesis: The influence of sea level fluctuations and land use patterns on oceanic island biodiversity: a biogeographic comparison of gastropod species diversity on eight oceanic island archipelagos. Advisors: Kenneth Rijsdijk, Tomislav Hengl, Emiel van Loon, Kostas Triantis.

2010 – BSc. Bèta-Gamma with majors in Human Geography and Earth Sciences). Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Thesis: Identifying socio-economic and bio-physical criteria for the development of sustainable land use strategies: a case study of changing land use under sugarcane on Mauritius Island. Advisors: Ton Dietz, Kenneth Rijsdijk, Soonil Rughooputh, Harry Seijmonsbergen.

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